Three jazz-related events slated Dec. 3

The University of Maine Humanities Center and Collins Center for the Arts invite the public to enjoy and learn about jazz at three related jazz events Thursday, Dec. 3. A 5 p.m. reception will be held in Miller’s Cafe at the CCA before a free 5:30 p.m. demonstration and discussion by UMaine students led by Jack Burt, director of the UMaine Jazz Ensemble, in Minsky Recital Hall. A 7 p.m. performance of Big Band Holidays: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is slated at the CCA. Tickets for the CCA show are available online. For more information on the jazz events, visit the UMaine Humanities Center website or contact Liam Riordan, UMHC director, at liam.riordan@umit.maine.edu or 581.1913.